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Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference 2013

The booms in fracking operations and other energy sources hold great opportunities for the transportation industry, said Robert Bryce, energy expert and author, who keynoted the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference in Dallas.
“The shale revolution has ...

Though the U.S. economy remains slow, Americans need not worry about another dip into recession anytime soon. That’s the cautiously optimistic forecast economist Jeff Rosensweig passed along in the final session the 2013 Commercial Vehicle ...

Global business expert Jeff Rosensweig discusses what the industry should expect as the sluggish recovery continues. The Emory University professor, who's director of the school's Global Perspectives Program, addressed the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference.

The window of opportunity for a near-term fix for funding highways and other infrastructure in the United States is closing over the next year with the 2014 expiration of the Moving Ahead for Progress in ...

Bill Graves, head of the American Trucking Associations, comments on whether trucking's tight capacity will divert freight to rail. Graves spoke at the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference Aug. 22 in Dallas.

There’s not much in trucking David Thompson, a former “lumper”-turned-driver-turned-salesman-turned-dealer, hasn’t had to tackle either on the road or on the lot.
Wednesday, the accomplishments continued as Thompson’s dealership group, TEC Equipment Inc., was awarded the first ...

A panel discussion on August 21 at the Commerical Vehicle Outlook Conference looked at current fuel economy trends in the North American Class 8 market. The panelists concluded that while exciting new technologies are on ...

The United States is the only country in the world that doesn't have an energy policy, T. Boone Pickens, founder and CEO of BP Capital and founder of Clean Energy, told attendees in remarks kicking ...

Safety is the responsibility of everyone who touches heavy truck, not simply the one in the driver's seat, according to an industry panel at the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference Wednesday in Dallas, Texas.
"Safety is not ...

T. Boone Pickens talks with CCJ on the trucking industry's leadership in natural gas and the potential for gas usage in all vehicles. Pickens addressed the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference Aug. 21 in Dallas.